Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, is getting a proper tribute to some of the most influential years in her decades-long career: a box set of her albums from 1970 to 1974, available on ...

FBI surveillance files tracking Aretha Franklin’s racial justice activism in the 1960s and ’70s were unsealed for the first time Thursday at the request of a journalist under the Freedom of ...

Born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, Aretha Franklin was widely recognized as the "queen" of soul music in America. She was one of few soul singers who managed to market her music to wider ...

The FBI made attempts to tie Aretha Franklin to "militant black power" groups in the '60s and '70s, documents show Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He joined the brand ...

The Monkees weren’t the only musical act with an FBI file in the ’60s and ’70s. They also followed Aretha Franklin extensively. The information about Aretha Franklin comes from a Freedom Of ...

Flash back to the era of '70s soul with this box set of vinyl albums from the legendary Aretha Franklin. This box set is a double treat for Aretha Franklin fans who also like to listen to music on ...

Everybody needs a little 70s soul in their life. Here are some classic songs you'll likely recognize from this period.

In 2008, Rolling Stone put together a list of the “100 greatest singers of all time.” The lineup was mighty.’ At the 100th spot was Mary J. Blige, who was asked to say a few words about the woman at ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On" James Brown, "The Payback" Stevie Wonder, "As" Aretha Franklin, "(To Be) Young, Gifted And Black" Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, "The Love I Lost" R&B music would not ...

Nickolas Ashford has passed away at the age of 70 in a hospital in New York. The songwriter died after a lengthy battle with throat cancer yesterday afternoon. Ashford was part of a songwriting duo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 270-page file shows “disgusting suspicion of the famed Black singer, her work, and activists around her,” according to ...